Modern Vampire?
Modern Deck Help forum
Posted on Oct. 12, 2015, 11:39 p.m. by Troy242621
Hey all. Decided to try my hand at building a Vampire deck for Modern, and I'm really new to MTG, only played like 3 weeks so far.
My questions are in the description for the deck but will be copied here:
The main idea of the deck was to poke them down with Blood Artist and Viscera Seer then control the board through Dash Hopes, various kill spells and Gatekeeper of Malakir to then build up a synergizing army with Bloodline Keeper Flip and Captivating Vampire to either go for the win swinging or to stall them until I can use the infinite combo as a win condition.
Keep in mind, I'm incredibly new and have only played casually. I plan to EVENTUALLY play Modern, and this is the deck I'm building for that. I have no idea how realistic this is. I'd like insight on this!
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QUESTIONS COPIED BELOW
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New MTG player and this is my first deck that I've actually built on my own without editing off of someone else's deck.
Could really use help. Questions below.
Are vampire decks viable in Modern tournaments (Not this one just in general)?
Could THIS deck be used at FNM without being ROFLstomped (Not expecting to top place but hopefully not be consistently and soul-crushingly destroyed)? Is it at least decent?
I do NOT intend to keep this many kill spells but I can't decide which I like best: Go for the Throat, Urge to Feed, Blood Feast or Tragic Slip?
How many kill spells should I run?
Any card you would replace? How could this deck be made more Modern-viable?
Is the infinite combo in this deck too slow for Modern/How long is an average Modern game?
How does the mana situation look? Only 22 lands, but most of my cards are relatively cheap with decent scaling.
I'd appreciate ANY of these be answered, thanks a ton in advance!
Troy242621 says... #3
Well my budget for now is that I don't want to spend a huge amount all at once.
I planned on developing a "Dream deck" and making a budget version of that then slowly investing money to eventually have it. This would be the cheap version. I can't afford the hexmage and $50 land to have a turn 2 20/20 flier, for example.
My $30 deck is doing decently at my casual MTG table, this deck alone would be a huge step up. I don't know how competitive actual MTG scenes are, even less of FNM tournaments. Much less larger scale tournies. Those aren't even on the table right now. I just hope to try FNM at a local card shop eventually without my tail end being handed to me.
Thanks by the way.
October 13, 2015 12:05 a.m.
Troy242621 says... #4
It's worth noting that, while I hope to at least be semi-competitive, I'd honestly rather have a fun, flavorful deck that I'll enjoy playing. As long as it wouldn't be butchered at local card stores, it'd probably be worth it to me.
October 13, 2015 12:10 a.m.
readerrw07 says... #5
Go more control-heavy. Best advice I can give that doesnt involve another $600 for Thoughtseizes, Lilianas, and Confidants. Welcome to Magic, where "budget" is a relative term.
October 22, 2015 1:18 p.m.
sleeper_agent007 says... #6
I am currently piecing together a budget rakdos vampire deck. Here's the link. It may give you some ideas and answer some of your questions.
Adding red gives you access to a budget lord in Stromkirk Captain, Terminate, Rakdos Charm in the sideboard and the format's best removal spell Lightning Bolt. Unfortunately, you would have to acquire Bloodstained Mire if you want to optimize the red splash but the rest of the list is fairly cheap to put together.
My deck:
Budget-Modern: Fangin' and Bangin' Playtest
Modern*
SCORE: 5 | 0 COMMENTS | 1948 VIEWS
Arvail says... #2
I'm going to go to sleep now. I'll come back to you tomorrow.
October 12, 2015 11:59 p.m.